Quebec reports 517 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
Quebec has 517 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 435,366 since the start of the pandemic.
The province's health officials also confirmed two more deaths, a total of 11,548.
On Nov. 14, a total of 20,527 samples were analyzed.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Hospitalizations are down by two, bringing the number of people in Quebec hospitals to 200, that is 16 admissions and 18 discharges.
Of those, 47 people are in intensive care; up by five -- seven new patients and two who were released.
Of the new cases, 326 people are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated with one dose received less than 14 days ago; 12 are people who had one dose more than two weeks ago and 179 are people who received two doses of a vaccine more than seven days ago.
Of the new hospitalizations, 10 are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people who received one dose less than two weeks ago; none are people who had one dose more than two weeks ago and six are people who received two doses more than one week ago.
Health officials note the risk of infection for people who are not vaccinated is 4.4 times that of someone who received two doses and the risk of hospitalization is 16.1 times someone who is fully vaccinated.
VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
Quebec's health care professionals administered 10,520 more vaccinations in the province; 9,345 doses in the last 24 hours and 1,175 doses before Nov. 15 for a total of 13,417,482 doses given in the province.
Outside Quebec, 226,280 doses were given for a cumulative total of 13,643,762, or 79.6 per cent of the population.
As of Nov. 15, a total of 6,825,360 Quebecers, or 91 per cent of the eligible population aged 12 and up, have received their first dose of a vaccine and 6,561,923 people, or 87 per cent of the eligible population aged 12 and up, have received two.
VARIANT TRACKER
According to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), the number of variant SRAS-CoV-2 is now 77,508.
On Nov. 16, there were no new reported variant cases.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
Residents of northern Alberta First Nation told to shelter in place
Residents of John D'Or Prairie, a community on the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, were told to take shelter Thursday morning during a police operation.
LIVE SOON Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce today that the Japanese automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., part of a $15-billion investment.
Monthly earnings rise, payroll employment falls: jobs report
The number of vacant jobs in Canada increased in February, while monthly payroll employment decreased in food services, manufacturing, and retail trade, among other sectors.
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are.
Secret $70M Lotto Max winners break their silence
During a special winner celebration near their hometown, Doug and Enid shared the story of how they discovered they were holding a Lotto Max ticket worth $70 million and how they kept this huge secret for so long.
Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
Something in the water? Canadian family latest to spot elusive 'Loch Ness Monster'
For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect to become part of the mystery.
Metro Vancouver mayors call for serial killer Robert Pickton to be denied parole
A dozen mayors from around Metro Vancouver say federal Attorney General and Justice Minister Arif Virani should deny parole for notorious B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, and reassess the parole and sentencing system for 'prolific offenders and mass murderers.'